MANILA, Philippines — The government is set to rebuild several mosques in Marawi City during the five-month-long siege that took place in 2017. “This is a milestone in the history of the Department and Task Force Bangon Marawi,” said del Rosario in a report from the PNA. Del Rosario said that, even though the country was under the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rehabilitation of Marawi would continue. “Today marks our strong commitment and compliance to the instruction of our President [Rodrigo Duterte], hence, construction will commence and will be will be completed soonest,” Del Rosario said. “These mosques are important monuments of Muslim history and Islamic tradition in the Philippines,” said Del Rosario, who promised the rehabilitation would be completed by December 2021.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 29, 2020 15:11 UTC